Optimale Testosterone Test Kit: Take a sample, mail it in, know your testosterone level

Summary

The Optimale Testosterone Evaluation Kit allows you to know your level of testosterone and other hormones without spending several hundred dollars at a clinic. Take a sample, send it to the lab in the prepaid mailer, and receive accurate results by mail or e-mail.

Know what your body is doing and what hormonal environment you are working with. You can get other tests done on the same sample for additional fees, but there are no additional fees for the testosterone test.

I paid $300 for a blood-based testosterone test plus the doctor's office visit fee. So being able to get a testosterone test using a kit that costs less than half the doctor's office fee is one heck of a bargain!

Saliva v Blood

Based on more than twenty years of research, salivary hormone assessments have become a preferred method of measuring hormonal health. Why? Because saliva-based testing measures only the free levels--the active part that matters. The protein-bound fraction is filtered out.

Testosterone exists in serum (blood test method) both free and bound to albumin and to sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) (testosterone binding globulin). Unbound (free) testosterone is the active moiety.

With a blood-based testosterone assay (which measures both bound and unbound levels), something undesired can happen in certain settings: total testosterone can be normal, but free testosterone outside normal parameters. This means the results are misleading. You could have abnormally high or low active testosterone but not know it despite being tested!

The saliva-based test removes that error.

In addition to being less expensive and more practical than blood testing, what's really important for you to know is salivary assessments measure the active (bioavailable) levels of hormones rather than the inactive (total or bound) levels of hormones.

How it Works

This kit consists of a sample vial, simple instructions, and a pre-paid mailer. It's really very easy to use.

The steps are basically:

You take a sample in the morning, and fill out the short information form.
You put the sample in the freezer for 3 hours.
You mail the sample.

The short information form that comes in the kit is basically the order form for the testosterone test, and it allows you to purchase additional tests to be done on the same sample.

You can see the Kit Instructions, if you're curious about how to take the sample.

Uses

Some of the things you can do with the test results:

Know for sure if your fitness supplementation program is working.
See just how much your core exercises are raising your testosterone.
See if you are overtraining or possibly undertraining.
Know whether your body is making enough testosterone for proper bone health.
Get early indication of male gonad disorders or dysfunctions.
Identify low testosterone levels so you can take proper corrective action.
Identify low DHT levels so you can take proper corrective action (DHT test costs about $30 extra, but uses the same sample).
Identify low levels of other important hormones, using the same sample (for modest extra fees).

Why It Matters

Low testosterone and DHT levels can greatly affect energy, bone health, mood, physical strength, and sexual function. Modern lifestyles and chemical pollution can cause elevated levels of male estrogen which can:

Reduce libido.
Increase body fat.
Increase recovery times and muscle soreness following hard training.
Increase your risk of cardiovascular disease.
Increase your risk of prostate disease.
Leave you feeling fatigued, irritable, or apathetic.

The proper balance of DHEA and cortisol make up the body's inner defense against the pressures of stress, helping your body adapt in a healthy manner.

You might want to read the hormone information that comes with the Optimale Kit.

For Women

This kit also works for women. Because testosterone provides the signal that tells your body to store calcium in your bones, low testosterone is a primary risk factor for osteoporosis.

That doesn't mean more is better, just that you need enough testosterone for the essential signaling function. Write on your test form that you are a woman, and the lab will notify you if follow-up is needed.

Other Tests

The other tests you can have done on the same sample are:

DHEA.
DHT.
Estrogen.

You can read about the importance of these on the hormone information sheet that comes with the Optimale Kit.

Take the Quiz

Testosterone dysfunction symptom self-assessment quiz:

Do you feel fatigued?
Do you have an aching testicle (or both)?
Have you ever had a broken bone?
Is your body fat level in the double digits?
Have you noticed a waning sex drive?
Are you experiencing impotence?
Is it difficult for you to maintain an erection for more than 15 minutes or to get one more than twice a day?
Do you backbite instead of confront people who cross you?
Do minor things make you feel sad, depressed, or overwhelmed?
Do you find it hard to get through the day (feeling depressed, irritable, or unmotivated)?

If you answered yes to two or more of these questions, you could be suffering from male hormonal imbalance. Find out for sure, so you can take your test results to a qualified physician to identify and correct the underlying cause(s).

Optimale Testosterone Test Kit #4430001; test your testosterone

Testosterone dysfunction cause self-assessment quiz:

Are you under much stress?
Are you over the age of 35?
Do you eat foods that contain high fructose corn syrup, or foods that contain hydrogenated oil? If you don't know, go right now to your cupboard and read your food labels.
Do you eat at restaurants more than twice a week?
Are you using a testosterone booster (which can shut down your body's own testosterone production)?
Are you using a pro-hormone testosterone booster? These can shut down your body's own testosterone production.

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you need to test your testosterone.

Tips

Testosterone-boosting Tips

Diet. Read your labels. Don't eat anything that contains any of the following testosterone-reducing substances: high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oil, bleached flour, bromated flour, or corn syrup solids. Avoid sugar, as well--it boosts insulin, which depresses testosterone.
Rest. Americans are chronically sleep-deprived. This is a core factor at the root of the stupidity epidemic that has recently caught the attention of the media. It is also a barrier to testosterone production, partly because it raises the level of testosterone-antagonistic cortisol.
Work your core. This means doing squats or deadlifts twice a month (no more than that, or you actually lower testosterone) and doing them with intensity (read this intensity article).

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